Your University of Illinois password for [yourNetID] will expire soon - is this legitimate?

We get a lot of emails! Sometimes it can be difficult to determine the legitimacy of official campus messages. Below is an example of a real notice from campus about an impending password expiration.

The message is will arrive from no-reply-webservices@illinois.edu with the subject line "Your University of Illinois password for [yourNetID] will expire soon"

Real example of an official campus notification of password expiring


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Doc ID:
122939
Owned by:
Scott L. in UI Gies College of Business
Created:
2022-12-08
Updated:
2025-02-20
Sites:
UI Gies College of Business
Clean URL:
https://answers.uillinois.edu/gies/your-university-of-illinois-password-for-yournetid-will-expire-soon